Herodotus • "the Father of History" - first writer to record European history • writer of The Histories Thucydides • historian who wrote about the Peloponnesian War, which he fought in Homer • writer of two famous epic poems: the Iliad and the Odyssey • many consider him to be the greatest poet of ancient times Aeschylus • the father of the Greek tragedy • first writer whose plays have survived • about seven of the 70-90 plays he wrote still exist today Sophocles • second writer whose plays have survived • seven of about 70 plays he wrote still exist today • wrote more than 120 plays • wrote about how suffering can make someone a better person Euripides • nineteen out of about 92 of his plays still exit • the third great Greek tragedy writer whose works have survived Aristophanes • wrote plays making fun of politicians • eleven out of about 40 of his plays still exist According to the chart above, which Greek writer fought in a war and gave a firsthand account of what happened?